Friday, July 13, 2012

Corn Pollination: How to determine success under stress (video)

Dr. Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin Corn Agronomist, takes you into the field to show you how to determine when pollination has occurred using the ear-shake test. He also talks about how important this is when making management decisions during periods of drought stress on corn. By knowing if pollination has been successful or not, a grower can better choose when to harvest for maximum forage yield.